RAF bombs Berlin and Ruhr in second night raid
Allied air offensive expands across Europe as RAF bombers strike Berlin and Ruhr targets in a night raid. Reports say 32 raiders destroyed and 10 possibly downed amid daylight operations, with British fighter bombers hitting railways and airfields in France and Germany. Russians also claim long-range bombers hit Warsaw.
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Duisburg
Meault
St. Omer
U. S
Air Ministry
Channel
Calais
Dunkerque
Skoda
Czechoslovakia
Pilsen
Ruhr
Dortmund
Berlin
Stettin
Hostock
France
Germany
Boulogne
England
Air and Home Security
Warsaw
Europe
Poland
Push Wheat Production With Higher Loans
Washington May 14 The United States plans to boost wheat output for 1944 with higher farm loans and a government price support around 1.22 per bushel for the 1948 crop. Officials expect Agriculture Secretary Davis to seek at least a 25 percent acreage increase from 52 million acres, citing a potentially small winter harvest and the need to supply Europe and livestock, while cautious steps may limit wheat for feed amid possible Allied invasion demands.
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Ovida
Martin Washington
United States
Europe
Chester C. D.vis
Agriculture Department
Frain
Davis
Associates
Axis
Canada
Australia
Finland Prepares To Pay On Debt
Washington May 14 Finland, weakened by war, prepares to pay its June debt installment to the United States. The June 15 payment is $168,945, not including the $8,000,000 principal still owed. Helsinki officials ponder whether to pay, but Urho Toivola expects the government to remit.
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Washington
Finland
United States
Helsinki
Urhon Loivola
Legation
Toivola
Mussolini Expels Six More Fascist Officials
The Rome radio reported that Premier Mussolini expelled six more Fascist officials from the party in a continuing shakeup in Italy. The broadcast did not name the expelled officials.
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London
Mussolini
Rome Radio
Italy
Reuters
Churchill Renews Pledge To China and Japan
Winston Churchill told Chiang Kai-Shek that the day will come when the United Nations will drive the Japanese from China's soil. The note follows a congratulatory Chinese message on Allied success in Africa and hints at new strategic plans with Roosevelt. The message also includes Eisenhower's assurance that Allied forces will keep pounding until Hitler is exterminated.
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Washington
Winston Churchill
Chiang Kai-Shek
United Nations
China
Africa
Roosevelt
Japan
Churchill
Dwight D. Eisenhower
North Africa
Beadle County Scrap Drive Planned Across 12 Days
Beadle County salavge committee schedules June 1 to 12 as the final cleanup period. 140 township workers will visit 1728 farms to estimate scrap metal, offer sell or donate options, and arrange transport for donors. Trucks from state and county departments will move donated metal.
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Beadle County
Thone
Hitleric moves in Russia seen governing talks in Washington
Washington May 14 Adolf Hitler probably will launch a spectacular victory to boost German prestige after North Africa setbacks. Leaders Roosevelt Churchill and advisers discuss global strategy in seclusion. Talks focus on early Allied invasion plans, tempo of war in the Pacific, and possible German responses including big raids on London or a decisive push toward Moscow and Leningrad.
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John M. Hightowe
Washington
Adolf Hitler
Russia
Germany
North
Africa
Roosevelt
Churchi
Europe
Mr. Churchill
Pacific
Tunisia
Hitler
U. S
New York
London
Luftwaffe
Moscow
Leningrad
224 South Dakota Firms Closed In April
Thirty nine service stations, 45 restaurants, 18 grocery stores and 10 beer parlors and liquor stores were among the 224 South Dakota businesses that shut up shop in April, per state sales tax records. Tax Director Joe H. Battum cited wartime population loss and rationing as factors. The list shows 42 firms under 11 classifications, with categories including apparel, automotive, food, furniture, general merchandise, lumber, services, and unclassified items.
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Pierre
South Dakota
Joe H. Battum
Japs Lose 16 Zeros as Solomons Air Battle Rages
American fighters engaged 25 Japanese Zeros near the Rus as islands in the Solomons. Only 9 returned to base. five US planes were lost with two pilots saved. US forces bombed Kahili and Balinene installations in the northern Solomons.
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Washington
Rusa Islands
Solormon
Navy
United States
Kahili
Balinie Island
Solomons
Invasion Stepping Stones To Italy Heavily Bombed
Allied air squadrons bombed Sardinia Sicily and Italy in a major raid from North Africa bases. U S Flying Fortresses and medium bombers hit Cagliari port and air base, aiding Tunisian victory. About 10 enemy vessels sunk and oil fires started. Large batches of explosives were dropped by about 50 Liberators under RAF escort. Panhandleria defended with ineffective shore batteries as Axis armor in North Africa was exhausted and surrendered. The last Axis forces in North Africa surrendered May 13, yielding vast war materiel and 175,000 prisoners.
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Edward Kennedy
North Africa
Sardinia
Sicily
Italy
Tunisia
U.S
Dium
Cagliari
Maddalena
U. S
Middle East
Malta
Naples
Reggio Calabria
Messina
Jurgen von Arnim
Pantelleria
Sicilian
Germany
Rumi Tax Group Gains In Amendment Vote
Senate vote shows support for a skip a year plan and a 75 percent tax abatement for all taxpayers. The measure would forgive the lower of 1942 or 1943 levies, with the remaining 25 percent due in two installments starting next March.
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Rumi
Washington
Senate
George
Senate Finance Committee
Ellender
Louisiana
Finance Committee
Congress
Anance Committee
Springs College Dean Heads Education Body
F L Waller dean of the Junior College in Wessington Springs was named chairman of the heads of departments of education of South Dakota at the state conference held at Dakota Wesleyan University. He succeeds Dr. Alice Brethorst of Dakota Wesleyan. Dean W W Ludeman of Southern State Teachers College at Springfield was named secretary treasurer in place of H B Baker of Sioux Falls College. Dakota Wesleyan University was chosen as the 1944 conference site.
Waring Threatens To Quit Legion
Jacksonville Fla May 14 The Pennsylvania Legion post South Fork Tro 653 apologized to John L Lewis prompting Roane Waring to threaten resignation as national commander If ousted he warned he would resign and called for an investigation He urged unity among patriotic citizens not led by Lewis.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Pennsylvania Legion Post
John L. Lewis
Roane Waring
American Legion
Florida
Pennsylvania Post
South Fork
Lewis
United Mine Workers
Waring
Legion
Minnesota OPA Checks On Fishermen Fishing Card Limits
Minnesota OPA director T G Driscoll announces A card holders may travel up to 90 miles for fishing trips while B and C cards are limited to 90 miles from home. Investigators will verify bona fide fishing trips to enforce gas regulation compliance.
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St, Paul
ADA
T. G. Driscoll
Minnesota
OPA
Mr. Driscoll
War Developments At A Glance
British warships bombard Pantelleria Island and Allied air forces strike across the Mediterranean. U S bombers sink ships at Augusta and hit Cagliari and Naples. RAF armadas raid Berlin and occupied Europe while daylight raids hit Dunkerque and Calais. In Burma the British withdraw as Japanese push toward the Indian frontier. In Russia the Red Army breaks into inner German defenses at Novorossisk and Donets River fighting intensifies. European unrest spreads amid Nazi occupation. MacArthur’s bombs hit Gasmata and New Guinea clashes leave many Japanese dead.
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Pantelleria Island
Cap Bon
Europe
U. S
Augusta
Sicily
Cagliari
Sardinia
Naples
Berlin
Ruher Valley
Czecho-Slovakia
Bitier
Dunkerque
Calais
Burma
Maungdaw
Washington
Hitler
Russia
Novorossisk
Holland
Belgium
Stockholm
Southwest Pacific
Gen. MacArthur
Gasmata
New Britain
New Guinea
Death ends Rep. Harry Lane Englebright career
Rep. Harry Lane Englebright of California died yesterday at Bethesda Naval Hospital from heart disease. A 59-year-old Republican whip from the Second California District, he had served in Congress since 1926, and funeral arrangements were pending.
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Wack Washington
Harry Lane
Englebright
California
Naval Hospital
Bethesda
Congress
Tokyo Announces Stiff Fight Over Aleutian Island
The United States landed on Attu Island in the Aleutians and clashes with Japanese forces began, as navy communique 376 reported. Tokyo radio and Berlin broadcasts echoed the assault with varying details, while American positions on Amchitka press toward encirclement of Kiska and a larger enemy garrison is believed stationed on Kiska.
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Tokyo
Attu
Kiska
Amercans
Amchitka Sland
Washington
Attu Island
Navy
Worth
United States Corres
Aleutians
Imperial Headquarters
uUie
Kiske
Berlin
National Geographic
U. S
Aleutian
Amchitka Island
Andreanos
Atu
North Pacific
Tokyo-to-Kiska
House Extends Coal Act Three Months For Study
Washington May 14 The House by unanimous consent approved extending the bituminous coal act three months beyond May 23 to allow time for study of a bill continuing the act two years. The measure was sent to the Senate for action.
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House
Washington
Senate
Spontaneous European Revolts May Change Allied Plans
The War Today notes possible uprisings in Holland and Belgium against Axis rule. If these revolts spread, Allied war plans could be altered overnight. Military leaders must adapt to sudden, evolving circumstances and capitalize on favorable developments when they arise.
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Europe
Dewitt MacKenzie
Holland
Belgium
Belcure
MacKenzie
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